Little dog gets favourite's stooges (7)
I believe the answer is:
puppets
'stooges' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'little dog gets favourite's' is the wordplay.
'little dog' becomes 'pup' (short for puppy).
'gets' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'favourite's' becomes 'pet's' ('pet' can be a synonym of 'favourite').
'pup'+'pets'='PUPPETS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for puppets that I've seen before include "They're operated from above with strings" , "Stringfellows?" , "Dolls on strings" , "Marionettes" .)